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A member asked:
I am taking cold medicine with a decongestant and my bp was about 10 pts higher than normal. i that ok?
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Cold med: BP should be under 130/80. If you took pseudophed it can raise bp.If it's raising BP toom much you should avoid it.
Answered 5/28/2016
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